Built-in cabinet



July 3l, 1923.

C. C. WHITE v BUILT-IN CABINET 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 'Filed Dec. l2 1921 July 31, 1923. A 1,463,607

' C. C. WHITE BUILT-IN CABINET Filed Dec. 12. 1921 z'shveet'sheet 2 Patented July 31, 1923.

CHARLES C. WHITE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINIS.

BUILT-IN CABINET.

Application filed December 12, 1921. Serial-No. 521,591. i

To all whomz'tmay concern: j l

YBe it known that I, CHARLES C. WHITE7 a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Built-In Cabinets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to kitchen and other cabinets and more particularly to those of the built-in type used in kitchenette apartments. One object ofthe invention is to provide 4an improved kitchen-cabinet which includes a refrigerator unit. Another object ofthe invention is to provide an improved construction which permits units of the cabinetito be assembled at the factory and to be installed with the minimum amount of labor at the place of installa- Jtion. Another object is to provide an improved cabinet with a refrigerator unit especially adapted for places where room for the refrigerator is restricted. t

The invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter 'set forth and more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawings; Fig. 1 lis a front elevation of a cabinet embodying the invention. Fig.y 2 is a longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line 3*?) `of Fig. 1. Fig., 4 is a perspective of one of the end units. Fig. 5 is a' perspective of one of the refrigerator drawers.-

The invention is exemplified in a cabinet which is adapted to fit in the end ofva kitchen formed by side walls 7 and a back wall l8 `of the building. TheV cabinet is adaptedA toiill the space across one end of the roomV and to be permanently installed therein. The' cabinet comprises la base por-V tion and a superstructure which are formed of separate factory buil-t units which are put together and secured together, at the place of installation. v

. The lower portion of the cabinetis coinposed of a refrigerating unit 9 which is ydisposed adjacent one of the walls 7 and a.

unit 10 adapted to be placed adjacent the other wall 7. These .units are spaced apart to form a compartment 11 for they storage of kitchen utensils, such as pans and kettles. The unit 10 consists of sides 12 correspondd ing in depth to the cabinet and shelf 1?.,

chamber from the front of the cabinet. lseries 0f drawers are mounted in the front `wall of the refrigerator unit and each comprises an insulated front 24, sid-es`257 a ,back 26 and a perforated bottom 27. l

all of which are rigidly secured together and assembled at the factory. 'This unit forms one end of the lower portion of the cabinet and is self-supporting from thev floor, the sides 12 being extended to the floor for that purpose. Drawers 12 for bread and the like are slidably mounted in unit 10. vA refrigerator unit 9 comprises an enclosing wall 14;, insulation 15..'and a lining 16 which are extended to form the top, bottom, sides7 front and back 0f the unit and the side walls aie extended to the iioor so that the unit will be self-supporting. A partition 17 withopenings at the top Vandbottomdivides the space in the refrigerator unit into an ice-chamber 18 and a refrigerating compartment 19, the air being caused to circulate under the partitions upwardly through the compartment 19 and A hinged front door 22 provides access to the ice- By using drawers inthe refrigerating compartment7 the-articles to which. access fis desired will be withdrawn .with the .drawer and by providing aV series of these drawers, the openings through which cold air may escape when a drawer is open will -beiof minimum area necessary to provide the desired access, so that'the cold air losses will be reduced toa minimum. Vrlhe perfo-` v rated bottom permits the kcold air to circulate vertically through the drawers in sucv cession. The refrigeratorunit-is completelyy assembled at the factory and' is placed in positionjadjacent one of the walls 7 so that the space between therefrigerator unit and unit 10` will form a `utensil compart- `ment. Y Shelves 28.and 29 extend across this compartment and. aref separate from(A units 9 and 10 and are supported therefrom. 'A l.

door- 3()V is provided to close the front of compartment 11 andA is hinged 4to the inner wall 12 of unity 10. The top of the base portion `of the cabinet is formed by aboard Si which entends between the building wall 7 and over units 9 and l0 and compartment l1 so that it will form a top for all of them, Vertical strips 32 are secured to the front of the cabinet after the units have been installed to close the spaces between the outer sides of the units and the building walls. A base board 33 is secured across the front of units 9 and l0 and compartment ll to close the space below the units and shelf 28. This construction is adapted for ready installation in spaces of different widths, because the units 9 and l0' may be spaced apart any distance desired and the only fitting necessary at the place of installation is to cut the work-board 3l to fit between the built walls and the base-board 33 to fit between strips 32.

This construction exemplifies one in which factoiy built units are used and in which a minimum amount of labor and fitting are required at the place 0f installation to provide ya built-in cabinet comprising a refrigerator unit and other compartments. y

The superstructure of the cabinet coinprises a unit composed of vertical side niembei's 35, partitions 36 and 37,'shelves38 and 89, all rigidly secured together at the factory and forming the compartments of the desired size and form usually necessary in a kitchen. The compartments are closed by doors 40. A rack 4l is suspended from shelf 38.A Sides 3:5 of the superstructure unit are spaced' from the building walls 7 and, after the unit has been placed in position, strips 42 are secured to' the front of the cabinet to close the spaces between said sides and said walls and a top 43 is fitted between the building walls 7 to close the upper compartments in the upper unit and when it .is secured, the unit becomes substantially a built-in structure. This construction exemplifies an upper unit for a kitchen cabinet which may be assem'bled at the factory and which may be installed in Lplace with minimum fitting, bei

cause it is only necessary for the carpenter.

to get the top-board 43 to fit between the building walls, to secure it to the factory built upper unit and to secure the sides 42 tion in 'spaces' of different widths, because it.

is only necessry to provide boards 3l and 43 of the desired length to extend between the Vbuilding walls and strips 42 of sufficient width to close the spaces between the unitysides 35 and the building walls. lt is not necessary to provide aback for the cabinet, because the' back wall 8 of the building serves for that purpose'.

The invention is not to be understood as restricted tothe details -set fortli since these may be modified within thescope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is: y

l ln a built-in cabinet, the combination ofi a. plurality of separately built self-sup-V porting end-units adapted to be placed adjacent corners of a room and secured in spaced relation to form a utensil compartment between them, a separate base-board, a board separate from the units and extending over the top of the units, and vertical strips for closing the spaces between the units and the built-in walls d 2. In a built-in cabinet, the combination 'of a plurality of separately built self-supporting end units adapted to be placed yadjacent corners of a' room and secured in spaced relation to form a utensil compartment between them, a separate base-board, a board separate from the units and extending over the top of the units and vertical strips Separate from the units for closing the l spaces between the units and the building walls.

8. A structure` composed of two separate factory-built end sections spaced apart and of the cabinet, a self-supporting unit adapted f to form theotherend of the cabinet and spaced from the refrigerating unit to forni a utensil compartment between them and a 'separate top extending over the units and said compartment. K 'y 6. In a built-in kitchen-cabinet, the combination of a self-supporting self-contained refrigerating unit adapted to form one end ofthe cabinet, a self-supporting unit adapted to form the other end 'of the cabinet and spaced fromV the refrigerating 'unit to form a utensil compartment between them, a scparate top extending over the units and said compartment, separate Vstrips for closing spacesrbetween the outersides'of the end units and the building walls anda baseboard across the units and the space between them. Y

7. A structure composed of separate fac-Y tory builtv end units, a continuous top for' said units, a factory built unit oirsaid top, and means combined with said units to form a built-in cabinet'.

liti@ 8. The combination of a building having side walls and a back wall, a base comprising 'factory-built self-supporting units lplaced adjacent the side walls respectively and spaced from one another to i'orin a 'coinpartinent between them, a separatetop for said base fitted to and extendingbetween the said side walls of the building, the backwall 'of the building forming the back of the cabinet, and boards for closing the'spaces between the base-units andthe side walls and floor of the building.

9. The combination of a building having side walls and a back wall,.a base comprisino factorybuilt self-supporting units placed adjacent the side walls respectively and spaced froni one another to orirA a coinpartment between them, a top for said base fitted to and extending between the said side walls of the building, a factory-built unit mounted on the top of said base top and Coniprising sides spaced from the building walls and shelves rigidly secured together, a separate top for said upper unit fitted to the space between the building walls, the back wall of the building forming the back of the cabinet, and boards for closing the spaces between the base units and the side walls of the building. l

l0. The combination of a building having side walls and aback wall, a base comprising factory-built self-supporting units placed adjacent `the side walls respectively and spaced from one another to forma conipart ment between them, one of said units being a' refrigerator, a top for said base fitted to and extending between the said side walls of the building, a factory-built unit mounted on the `top of said base top and'coinprising sides spaced from the building walls and shelves rigidly secured together, a separate top Vfor said upper unit fitted to the space between the building walls, the back wall of the building forming the back of the cabinet, Vand boards for closing the spaces between the base units andthe side walls of the buildin Y 'g CHARLES C. WHTE. Y 

